
Understanding U.S. National Debt

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Business, Social Studies, History
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9th - 10th Grade
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Hard

Patricia Brown
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the total amount of debt currently owed by the United States?
25 trillion dollars
27.2 billion dollars
30 trillion dollars
27.2 trillion dollars
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who are the two main groups that the U.S. owes money to?
Foreign governments and U.S. citizens
The general public and itself
Banks and foreign investors
The Federal Reserve and China
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the U.S. government raise money when it needs funds?
By issuing savings bonds or treasury bonds
By increasing taxes
By printing more money
By borrowing from the Federal Reserve
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the debt ceiling?
The limit on how much the Federal Reserve can lend to the government
The cap on the amount of bonds the U.S. Treasury can issue
The maximum amount of money the U.S. can borrow from other countries
The total amount of debt the U.S. can have
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What percentage of U.S. debt is owned by U.S. investors?
33%
30%
27%
12%
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which entity owns about 12% of the total U.S. debt?
U.S. investors
The U.S. government itself
Foreign governments
The Federal Reserve
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the U.S. government own a portion of its own debt?
To fund programs like Social Security and Medicare
To control inflation
To increase its credit rating
To reduce foreign dependency
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